I have a really nice Georgian mahogany bracket clock ca. 1780 by the eminent Eardley Norton of London. He was considered one of the most talented clockmakers in the second half of the 18th century, and is represented in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace where he made a four dial astronomical clock for King George III.
This clock has an 8 day triple fusee movement and has its original verge escapement (many of these clocks have had their escapements 'modernized' over the years for better accuracy). It chimes the quarter hours on a nest of eight bells and the hour on a separate bell. It has handles on the side so it could be moved into the bedroom at night and it has a pull repeat cord in the event you wanted to know what the time was in the middle of the night. The back plate has Norton's name and is engraved with scrolls and flowers as was the standard in that era. These were obviously expensive items made for the wealthy. It's been ticking away for many years in my foyer.
